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Full Length Research Paper
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Information
society statistics and indicators: A case study of Turkey
Bünyamin Atici
Department of Computer Education and Instructional
Technologies,
Faculty of Education,
Firat University, 23119 Elazig,
Turkey. E-mail:
batici@firat.edu.tr.
Accepted 12 May, 2010 |
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Abstract |
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This study, performed through the basic structures of
information society, refers to the global dimensions of change
by knowledge economy and information society as statistics which
have different indicators to help us determine the position of
Turkey on this change. In order to understand the position of
Turkey on information society, several indexes were researched.
In this study, the level of Turkey as an information
society are stated through the digital opportunity, ICT/OI,
e-readiness, networked readiness and digital access indexes.
Key words: Information society, knowledge economy,
information and communication technologies, index. |